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Cornelius Vanderbilt, the founder of the Vanderbilt business dynasty.. The progenitor of the Vanderbilt family was Jan Aertszoon or Aertson (1620–1705), a Dutch farmer from the village of De Bilt in Utrecht, Netherlands, who emigrated to the Dutch colony of New Netherland as an indentured servant to the Van Kouwenhoven family in 1650.
In the 1996 book The Wealthy 100, authors Michael Klepper and Robert Gunther placed John D. Rockefeller atop the list of the richest Americans in history, followed by Cornelius Vanderbilt and John Jacob Astor. [8] Bill Gates was the top living person, coming in fifth.
Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.The main residence, Biltmore House (or Biltmore Mansion), is a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 [2] and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 sq ft (16,622.8 m 2) of floor space and 135,280 sq ft ...
The Vanderbilts, one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families, owned multiple opulent homes. The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island, was their summer escape.
Now a National Historic Landmark, visiting the Breakers is rated as one of top three things to do in Newport and is seen as a tangible symbol of the Vanderbilt family's wealth and social superiority.
Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. [1] [2] After working with his father's business, Vanderbilt worked his way into leadership positions in the inland water trade and invested in the rapidly growing railroad industry, effectively transforming the geography of the ...
Here are the most extravagant displays of wealth I've seen. Talia Lakritz. September 6, 2024 at 9:05 AM ... Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his wife, Alice Vanderbilt, built The Breakers, a 70-room ...
Built for William Henry Vanderbilt. It was later property of Cornelius Vanderbilt III and Grace Vanderbilt. Was demolished in 1947 [75] more images: William K. Vanderbilt House: 1882: Châteauesque: Richard Morris Hunt: New York City: Built for William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Vanderbilt. Demolished in 1927 [75] more images: Villard Houses ...